Define It
Auschwitz
German death/concentration camp during WWII
Officially ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
France was invaded by which powers during WWII?
Axis
German leader during WWII who wanted to create a perfect race of people.
Adolph Hitler
What event caused the United States to join World War II?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What fun activity can you sign up for to celebrate the end of ITBS on Friday?
laser tag
European Union (Community)
organization that promotes political and economic cooperation in Europe.
**It helped to bring calm to Europe after the Cold War.
This term meaning devotion and loyalty to one's country, (causing the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand), was one of the main causes of World War I.
Nationalism
What country dropped out of World War I in 1917 after the United States entered the war?
Russia
This Soviet Leader came after Stalin in 1992.
Mikhail Gorbachev
___________ caused great unrest in the world before WWII.
communism
How many more mornings do we have to come to school????
28
trench warfare
Military strategy of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches
Conflict that began soon after World War II ended and divided Europe into Communist and non-Communist sides. It split Germany into East and West Germany.
Cold War
The Triple Alliance (Central Powers) during WWI included these 3 main power countries.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy
This man made himself Italy's dictator in the 1920's which made the people roar!
Benito Mussolini
Tensions between the East and West finally ended when the Communist regime crumbled in the 1990s and the country was reunited.
Germany
What is the topic of our next Parents Night Out?
Glow in the Dark dance party
arms race
competition between countries for superior weapons
**By 1960 the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and France all had nuclear weapons**
The main ECONOMIC cause of World War II
Great Depression
Which 2 countries emerged from World War II as the world's most powerful nations?
United States and Soviet Union
British leader who spoke of an "iron curtain" dividing Europe
Winston Churchill
Ethnic tensions in Czechoslovakia were resolved peacefully by forming what two countries.
Czech Republic
Slovakia
What sweet treat is coming to visit on Friday?
Menchies
NATO
An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if attacked
Germany, Italy, and Japan form an alliance called the ___________ powers.
Axis
**Italy paired with Germany during both world wars!**
This was the deadliest conflict in history with about 50 million lives lost.
World War II
Dictator of the Soviet Union who spied on his own citizens was ____________.
Joseph Stalin
Country that split into five separate countries following years of civil wars.
Slovenia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, and Macedonia
Yugoslavia
Which classmate has the next birthday?
Sadie